Chinese, Korean guitars. They sound good but the quality just isn't there. Neck joints won't standup to various tunings. Rip one apart and look inside. Sloppy workmanship. There is something about a guitar made by people that don't listen to, or understand the music of the market they are going after.

For a lower end priced guitar go for a Godin make (Seagull, Norman) or a taylor 110, 210 or a lower end Larivee. BTW, the Blueridges aren't really that cheap.

As Leadfingers sais, "but I often wonder wether these guitars will still be as nice as my old (1970) D 35 in thirty years time", I also question if they would last 30 years.